From P2P and Grids to Services on the Web Evolving Distributed Communities /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Taylor, Ian J. (Editor), Harrison, Andrew B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Computer Communications and Networks,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Computers.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.

Internet usage has evolved from a predominately client/server-based Web server interaction to additionally involving the use of more decentralized applications – through which users contribute more equally in the role of the application as a whole - and still further to distributed communities based...